“A friend of mine sent me our demo of ‘Cold Sweat’ from over ten years ago and asked why we never released it. After hearing the demo, Gabi Hakanen, head of Vallila Music House, said, ‘This is exactly THE 69 EYES at their best. Rock for the radio!'”, said THE 69 EYES frontman Jyrki 69. “Every respectable rock band also covers THIN LIZZY at some point, so now that is done as well.”

Once you’ve survived the 1980s rock scene, you become unstoppable — and THE 69 EYES are living proof. Formed in Helsinki in 1989 and still going strong with the same line-up some four decades later, the Helsinki Vampires have earned their legendary status.

In a world with fewer and fewer true believers in leather jackets, midnight sunglasses and low-slung guitars, THE 69 EYES keep the Johnny Thunders flame burning like an endless sleazy club night back in the days.

Their biggest hit, “Lost Boys”, from 2005, was made into an iconic music video by MTV‘s “Jackass” star and skater Bam Margera and the song still remains on annual Halloween rock playlists.

One foot on glam, another one on goth, THE 69 EYES have released thirteen albums, reaching gold and platinum and a mainstream status in their native Finland, where they are signed to Gabi Hakanen‘s Vallila Music House. Their previous studio album, “Death Of Darkness”, was released in 2023, and they have been touring without any notable breaks all over the world the last twenty years.

“I Survive” EP track listing:

01. I Survive (ft. Steve Stevens)
02. Cold Sweat
03. In The Misery
04. Devil’s Rose (ft. Ed Mundell)